Mehdi Tarkian

Senior Associate Professor

My passion is Design Automation. This can be done with KBE, Machine Learning or Optimization. The method is not as important as the results, which in turn is not as important as the goal - to increase intuition and decrease repetitions for engineers.

Automate the Repetitive

Both my research and teaching is centered around Design Automation. I have worked in the field since 2007.

I have an industrial background since 2012 when I founded the spin off company XperDi based on research results at the division. Since 2017 I'm back full time at 麻豆社.

At present, I participate in three research projects where my part in the project is as follows:

AutoPack - Machine learning implemented for CAD
ADAPT - Design automation for production preparation
DeProtion - Design Automation for the construction sector

Teaching

During my time at 麻豆社, I have worked in all levels of the undergraduate education. My current courses as an examiner are:

TMKT79, Collaborative Multidisciplinary Design Optimization. The course has more than 60 participants and gained over 4.0 in course grades in 2017
TMKT57, Product Modeling. This Design Automation course has more than 140 participants and receives over 4.0 in course grades since 2008

Publications

2026

Ali Kheirandish Koshkooi, Marie Jonsson, Mehdi Tarkian (2026) 12TH SWEDISH PRODUCTION SYMPOSIUM, 2026, Article 012058 (Conference paper)

Hamideh Pourrasoul Ouzi, Marie Jonsson, Mehdi Tarkian (2026) 12TH SWEDISH PRODUCTION SYMPOSIUM, 2026, Article 012062 (Conference paper)

Sanjay Nambiar, Oscar Ikechukwu, Rahul Chiramel Paul, Marie Jonsson, Mehdi Tarkian (2026) Production & Manufacturing Research, Vol. 14, Article 2708530 (Article in journal)

Ali Kheirandish Koshkooi, Marie Jonsson, Mehdi Tarkian (2026) Production Engineering, Vol. 20, Article 37 (Article in journal)

2025

Sanjay Nambiar, Rahul Chiramel Paul, Oscar Chigozie Ikechukwu, Marie Jonsson, Mehdi Tarkian (2025) Machines, Vol. 13, Article 620 (Article in journal)

Research

Automation Lab

Product development was revolutionized by the introduction of the first CAD software in 1963, a digital drawing board called Sketchpad. The premise of the innovation was to automate a manual, repetitive and erroneous draft-drawing procecess.

Organisation

Product Realisation (PROD)

The Division of Product Realisation belongs to the Department of Economic and Industrial Development (IEI). The department conducts education at the basic and advanced level, research and postgraduate education.

Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

The Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) strengthens and develops tomorrow鈥檚 industry, business world and society by ground-breaking research, education and innovation.

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